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First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF (MISL) Holdings List

$42.96 +0.58 (+1.37%)
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What stocks does MISL hold?

The First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF (MISL) top stock holdings include Palantir Technologies, SpaceX, and RTX. The top 25 MISL holdings ordered by weight make up 93.37% of the total fund. MISL is an equity fund in the sector category that invests in publicly traded companies, focused on industrials strategies within the North America region. This page includes a complete MISL stock holdings list ranked by weight, along with a full breakdown of sector, geographic, industry, and currency exposure.

Top 25 MISL Holdings

RankCompanyCurrent PriceWeightShares Held
1
Palantir Technologies Inc. stock logo
PLTR
Palantir Technologies
$183.01
+3.0%		11.61%465,786
2
SpaceX stock logo
SPCX
SpaceX
$151.85
-0.6%		8.90%406,452
3
RTX Corporation stock logo
RTX
RTX
$194.42
+0.2%		8.25%301,418
4
The Boeing Company stock logo
BA
Boeing
$200.92
+1.4%		7.40%265,691
5
GE Aerospace stock logo
GE
GE Aerospace
$319.41
+1.6%		7.29%164,382
6
Lockheed Martin Corporation stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
$535.29
+0.4%		4.29%56,436
7
Northrop Grumman Corporation stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
$526.11
-0.2%		4.05%54,718
8
General Dynamics Corporation stock logo
GD
General Dynamics
$354.03
+0.3%		3.96%78,732
9
L3Harris Technologies Inc stock logo
LHX
L3Harris Technologies
$246.93
-0.1%		3.60%101,551
10
Heico Corporation stock logo
HEI
Heico
$302.83
+1.5%		3.53%84,152
11
Rocket Lab Corporation stock logo
RKLB
Rocket Lab
$69.89
+8.2%		3.49%364,369
12
Howmet Aerospace Inc. stock logo
HWM
Howmet Aerospace
$227.19
-1.1%		3.48%109,027
13
Transdigm Group Incorporated stock logo
TDG
Transdigm Group
$1,108.57
+2.1%		3.48%22,865
14
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. stock logo
ASTS
AST SpaceMobile
$61.89
+5.8%		2.74%308,510
15
Curtiss-Wright Corporation stock logo
CW
Curtiss-Wright
$567.58
-0.1%		2.36%29,369
16
FTAI Aviation Ltd. stock logo
FTAI
FTAI Aviation
$192.74
+1.0%		2.25%81,535
17
Woodward, Inc. stock logo
WWD
Woodward
$325.16
+1.1%		2.14%47,356
18
Leidos Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LDOS
Leidos
$128.55
+0.7%		1.85%99,985
19
Textron Inc. stock logo
TXT
Textron
$79.63
-0.1%		1.58%138,223
20
CACI International, Inc. stock logo
CACI
CACI International
$633.27
+1.0%		1.58%17,558
21
Moog Inc. stock logo
MOG.A
Moog
$368.87
+1.2%		1.27%25,208
22
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. stock logo
HII
Huntington Ingalls Industries
$275.88
+1.1%		1.23%31,325
23
Leonardo DRS, Inc. stock logo
DRS
Leonardo DRS
$37.95
+2.0%		1.11%212,036
24
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. stock logo
KTOS
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
$48.59
+2.4%		1.00%149,053
25
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
$160.90
+0.6%		0.93%40,229

MISL Geographic Exposure

MISL's largest geographic exposure is United States at 97.6%, followed by Cayman Islands at 2.2%.

  • United States
    97.6%
  • Cayman Islands
    2.2%

MISL Currency Exposure

MISL is exclusively exposed to USD.

  • USD
    76.7%

MISL Sector Exposure

MISL's largest sector exposure is Industrials at 68.4%, followed by Technology at 15.7%.

  • Industrials
    68.4%
  • Technology
    15.7%
  • Communications
    2.7%

MISL Industry Exposure

MISL's largest industry exposure is Aerospace & Defense at 65.6%, followed by Software at 11.6%.

  • Aerospace & Defense
    65.6%
  • Software
    11.6%
  • IT Services
    4.1%
  • Diversified Telecommunication Services
    2.7%
  • Trading Companies & Distributo
    2.2%
  • Construction & Engineering
    0.5%

MISL Sub-Industry Exposure

MISL's largest sub-industry exposure is Aerospace & Defense at 65.6%, followed by Application Software at 11.6%.

  • Aerospace & Defense
    65.6%
  • Application Software
    11.6%
  • IT Consulting & Other Services
    4.1%
  • Alternative Carriers
    2.7%
  • Trading Companies & Distributo
    2.2%
  • Construction & Engineering
    0.5%

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